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article | October 7, 2009

After more than two decades of ministry to hurting people, I have come to believe that a failure to give thanks is at the heart of much, if not most, of the sense of gloom, despair, and despondency that is so pervasive …

article | February 3, 2020

One thing many people don’t realize about introverts is that we’re not all the same. Some of us are mildly introverted, and others are so strongly introverted that they feel like they are engaging in psychological warfare when they host a group …

article | June 12, 2012

Thanks to everyone who wrote a tribute to your dad! We'll be featuring three of those on the blog tomorrow through Friday. Just a word of warning: When you present your tribute to your dad on Father's Day, ask God to help …

article | July 9, 2008

You can go hours or days without having more than a passing thought of Him. You don’t have a strong desire to spend time with Him. You don’t have a strong hunger for the Word; Bible reading is a “chore”—something to mark …

article | July 27, 2015

Caution: Contains explicit material not suitable for all readers. A note from Erin: I originally wrote this post three years ago in response to the release of Magic Mike. Since then, the movie has raked in a shocking $160 million worldwide and …

article | December 19, 2016

If you had to pick the single, most important moment in history, what would you pick? Creation? The fall of man? The invention of fire? The signing of the Declaration of Independence? Maybe, if you’re in the Christmas spirit, you’d select the …

article | November 24, 2014

One of my best friends is an atheist. I love Jesus in a crazy-all-of-my-heart kind of way, and she doesn't believe there's a God, much less a God who sent His Son to die for her. So how exactly did our friendship …

article | January 21, 2013

In response to our posts on love and romance, many of you have written to us to tell us that you've messed up in the area of purity. When it comes to being physically and emotionally pure, clearly many of you feel …

article | March 12, 2018

As women’s ministry leaders, we are in the business of hospitality. It’s an unspoken part of our job description that we create environments where women feel welcome, loved, and at ease. This is true for the women we seek to minister to …

article | August 29, 2019

I’m applauding Linda Green for her wisdom on honoring God by submitting to our leaders—Tool #8 in the Women’s Ministry Leader Survival Guide series. This tool isn’t always easy to follow but it’s essential if we love God and want to flourish …